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My topic that I have been researching for a while is Ruby Bridges.She was the first african american child to attend an all white school.I picked Ruby Bridges because she had a lot of courage to attend an all white school.When people didn't want her there,she kept going to succeed in life and achieve her dream.That really inspired me to research Ruby Bridges.

Ruby Bridges was born on September 8, 1964 in Tylertown, Mississippi.Ruby’s full name is Ruby Nell Bridges.She lived on a farm where both her parents and grandparents sharecropped.When Ruby was four she and her parents moved to New Orleans hoping for a better life in a bigger city.A few years later Ruby soon had two younger brothers and a sister.When Ruby was in kindergarten she was offered to take a test to see if she was smart enough to attend an all white school.If none of the students passed the test then the school could stay an all white school for a little longer.When Ruby’s father found out that Ruby was offered to take the test he wasn't very happy.But when her mother said that she would get a better education at an all white school, he let her take the test.In 1960

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